Nearly 300 of your friends and neighbors are graduates of the Community Emergency Response Team, and yet more participation is needed for when, not if, a disaster situation occurs in the Big Bear Valley. Those in the CERT program, which launched locally in 1998, assist emergency personnel in situations such as fires, flooding, windstorms and earthquakes by fanning out within … [Read more...] about Community Emergency Response Team Welcomes New Members; Training Begins in June
Fire/Safety
Brush Clearing Will Result in Delays on Highway 38 This Week and Next
Motorists can expect flagging on Highway 38 today, as the California Department of Forestry will be clearing brush in the Angelus Oaks area. Highway 38 flagging, and subsequent delays, will take place from 9am to 2:30pm both today (May 27) and tomorrow, and again on Monday through Thursday of next week. … [Read more...] about Brush Clearing Will Result in Delays on Highway 38 This Week and Next
Operation Breakthrough Task Force Addresses Teen Drinking; Sheriff’s Department to Present “Every 15 Minutes” Program to BBHS Students This Week, as Prom Is Saturday
Operation Breakthrough has established a community task force to address the issue of teen drinking in the Big Bear Valley and, per Prevention Specialist Bonnie Shaffer, “The program here, locally, is to make access to alcohol for underage youth more difficult.” This issue has become more pressing, given the results of a Healthy Start survey, which was distributed to nearly 400 … [Read more...] about Operation Breakthrough Task Force Addresses Teen Drinking; Sheriff’s Department to Present “Every 15 Minutes” Program to BBHS Students This Week, as Prom Is Saturday
Bomb Threat at Big Bear High School Results in Early-Out for Students Today; $1,000 Reward Now Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Those Responsible for False Threat
There is another bomb threat at Big Bear High School today. You may recall that on Friday, prior to Memorial Day weekend, an anonymous, undated bomb threat was found at the high school, and resulted in an early-out for students; though, after a thorough sweep by law enforcement and fire agencies, no bomb was found on campus. As of today (Tuesday, May 26) at about noon, BBHS … [Read more...] about Bomb Threat at Big Bear High School Results in Early-Out for Students Today; $1,000 Reward Now Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Those Responsible for False Threat
Verizon Land Line Service Down for Big Bear Area Monday Morning; 911 Can Be Accessed Via Cell Phone
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has issued a release this morning, indicating that Verizon land lines are down. Per the statement: “The Sheriff’s Department would like to advise all residents in the Big Bear area that per Verizon, at approximately 6:30am this morning (Monday, May 25) the phone lines to call down the mountain are down. According to Verizon, … [Read more...] about Verizon Land Line Service Down for Big Bear Area Monday Morning; 911 Can Be Accessed Via Cell Phone